Mipcom 2004 Product Giude

CLOSING THE RING

Romantic Epic (118 min)

Language: English

Director: Richard Attenborough

Writer: Peter Woodward

Producer: Jo Gilbert, Richard Attenborough

Key Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK/Canada

Between present day and WWII, about how an American woman honoured a wartime promise, with a lifetime of denial - and how the discovery of a gold ring on a distant Irish hillside brought her back to life.

COPRODUCTION OFFICE

Coproduction Office, 24 rue Lamartine 75009 Paris, France. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. www.coproductionoffice.eu, email: [e-mail]

Producer and Sales Agent

At Cannes: Florence Schapiro (Sales), Sarah Calderon (Sales), Philippe Bober (CEO), Isabell Wiegand (Administration and Production), Susanne Marian (Producer)

Acquisition Executive: Philippe Bober

Office: Riviera Booth stand G3/ H6, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

DELTA

Drama (90min)

Language: Hungarian

Director: Kornél Mundruczó

Writer: Kornél Mundruczó, Yvette Biro

Producer: Viktoria Petranyi, Susanne Marian, Philippe Bober

Co-production partners: Proton Cinema, Essential Filmproduktion

Key Cast: Orsi Tóth, Felix Lajko, Lili Monori

Delivery Status: Completed

Budget: 1,5 M US $

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: Hungary

A young man returns to the wild, labyrinthine landscape of the Delta after having been away since early childhood. There he meets a sister he never knew he had. Together they build a house. But the locals will not accept this “unnatural” relationship.

PANIQUE AU VILLAGE

Animation

Language: French

Director: Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar

Writer: Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Guillaume Malandrin, Vincent Tavier

Producer: La Parti

Key Cast: Benoit Poelvorde, Frederic Janin

Delivery Status: in production

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Belgium

The misadventures of Horse, Indian and Cowboy, quiet inhabitants of a village, who set out in search of their enemies, the Atlantans, traitorous underwater sea creatures.

MEMORY HOTEL

Animation

Language: German

Director: Heinrich Sabl

Writer: Heinrich Sabl

Producer: Heinrich Sabl Film Produktion

Co-production partners: Parisienne de Production

Delivery Status: Production

Year of Production: 1999-2009, Country of Origin: German

IMPORT EXPORT

Drama (135 min)

Language: Austrian

Director: Ulrich Seidl

Writer: Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz

Producer: Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion GmbH

Co-production partners: Parisienne de Production

Key Cast: Ekaterina Rak, Paul Hofmann, Michael Thomas

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Austria

Import: Olga, a young nurse in the Ukraine, dreams of a better life in the west. Export: Paul, a young Austrian security guard in search of a reason to get up in the morning, heads east with his stepfather to try his luck.

YOU THE LIVING

Drama, Comedy (95 min)

Language: Swedish

Director: Roy Andersson

Writer: Roy Andersson

Producer: Pernilla SANDSTRÖM, Susanne Marian , Philippe Bober, Carsten Brandt

Co-production partners: Roy Andersson Filmprodukttion AB, Parisienne de production, Thermidor Filmproduktion, Posthus Teatret

Key Cast: Jessica LUNDBERG, Elisabet HELANDER, Björn ENGLUND, Leif LARSSON, Ollie OLSON

Delivery Status: Completed

Budget: 4.0 M US$

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark

YOU, THE LIVING is about the human being, about her greatness and her miserableness, her joy and sorrow, her self-confidence and anxiety.

CRYSTAL SKY WORLDWIDE

Crystal Sky Worldwide, 10203 Santa Monica Blvd., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA. Tel: [phone]. Fax:[phone]. www.crystalsky.com, email: [e-mail]

At Cannes: Steven Paul (CEO & Chairman), Daniel Diamond (President, Crystal Sky Worldwide), Scott Karol (EVP of Strategic Planning, Business Affairs, and Production)

Office: Intercontinental Carlton, Tel: [phone]

TEKKEN

Action/Adventure

Language: English

Director: Dwight Little

Writer: Alan McElroy

Producer: Steven Paul & Benedict Carver

Key Cast: Jon Foo, Cary Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale, Kelly Overton

Delivery Status: Post Production

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: USA

A Parkoor style action movie based on the video game sensation of the same name.

ROBOSAPIEN

Family

Language: English

Director: Sean McNamara

Writer: Max Botkin

Producer: Avi arad & Steven Paul

Key Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, David Eigenberg, Bobby Coleman, Holliston Coleman

Delivery Status: In Production

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: USA

A boy and an escaped military robot find each other and transform one another's lives.

OPPOSITE DAY

Family

Language: English

Director: R. Michael Givens

Writer: Max Botkin

Producer: Steven Paul & Jamee Natella

Key Cast: French Stewart, George Wendt, Colleen Crabtree, and Pauly Shore

Delivery Status: Post Production

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA

An experiment goes wrong – and when the mist clears everything has changed. Becoming completely opposite, the adults become children and the children become adults.

CURB ENTERTAINMENT

Curb Entertainment, 3907 West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA, 91505, United States. Tel: [phone]. Fax:[phone]. www.curbentertainment.com, email: [e-mail]

Producer, Distributor

At Cannes: Carole Curb (President), Conor Barrett (Marketing and Assistant Sales)

Acquisition Executive: Christy Peterson

Office: Riviera H2

WAR WOLVES

Language: English

Director: Michael Worth

Writer: Michael Worth

Producer: Carole Curb

Key Cast: John Saxon, Michael Worth, Tim Thomerson, Adrienne Barbeau

Delivery Status: Postproduction

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: United States

A band of she-wolves and a special forces unit are pitted against each other in the race to hunt for a fellow soldier infected with the Werewolf virus in the United States.

CONJURER

Horror (90 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Clint Hutchison

Writer: Clint Hutchison, David Yarbough

Producer: Richard Mix

Key Cast: Andrew Bowen, Maxine Bahns, John Schneider

Delivery Status: Complete

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: United States

Recovering from a miscarriage, an art photographer and his wife move to a rural farm that may be haunted by a presence that threatens their relationship.

SHORT TRACK

www.shorttrack.com

Family (103 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Marie Hopkins

Writer: Marie Hopkins

Producer: Chris McGuinness, Marie Hopkins

Key Cast: Pepper Sweeney, Barbara Niven, Joshua Snyder, Ann Bratton, Patrick Gorman

Delivery Status: Complete

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: United States

Blake longs to race in a top series and struggles to find a way to allow his deaf son to follow his footsteps and survive his daughter falling for a young California racer.

FOR THE LOVE OF A DOG

(90 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Sheree Le Mon

Writer: Sheree Le Mon

Producer: Sheree Le Mon

Key Cast: Sherman Hemsley, Phil Vassar, Jules Mayes, Maggie Edwards, Tina Witherby, Gary Donald

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: United States

This is a heartwarming story of a family who binds together with their neighbors and community to save the life of a loveable German Shepard.

HEAVY PETTING

(95 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Marcel Sarmiento

Writer: Marcel Sarmiento

Producer: Peter Glatzer

Key Cast: Malin Akerman, Brendan Hines

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

When Charlie meets Daphne, he never expects he will have to battle past her pet dog “Babydoll” to win her heart.

THE NEIGHBOR

(97 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Eddie O’Flaherty

Writer: Eddie O’Flaherty and J.P. Davis

Producer: Susan Jackson

Key Cast: Michele Laroque and Matthew Modine

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

A businessman (Modine) watches as his life begins to unravel after learning his ex-wife is going to marry his best friend.

FORFEIT

(84 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Andrew Shea

Writer: John Rafter Lee

Producer: Sherri James

Key Cast: Billy Burke, Sherry Stringfield, Wayne Knight, Gregory Itzin

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

Frank carefully fakes his own murder and his former girlfriend takes the wrap. Now she must show he’s still alive to prove her innocence.

NANNY INSANITY

(102 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Kevin Connor

Writer: Andrea Malamut

Producer: Jay Malamut

Key Cast: Cynthia Preston, Larry Dorf, Alla Korot

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

Based on a true story, some hilarious things happen to a Philadelphia couple after they hire a Ukrainian nanny.

L.A. BLUES

(95 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Ian Gurvitz

Writer: Ian Gurvitz

Producer: Randy Carter

Key Cast: Kevin Rahm, Anthony Michael Hall, Dave Foley

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

A year in the lives of six guys who hang out in a blues bar in Hollywood.

JUNCTURE

(90 minutes)

Language: English

Director: James Seale

Writer: Robert Gosnell

Producer: Kevin V. Duncan

Key Cast: Kristine Blackport, Elizabeth Rose, John Hutton

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

An ordinary woman turned vigilante embarks on a personal quest to dispense her own style of retribution.

DISORDER

(103 minutes)

Language: English

Director: Jack Thomas Smith

Writer: Jack Thomas Smith

Producer: Judi Carman

Key Cast: Darren Kendrick, Lauren Seikaly

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States

When David was sent away for a brutal murder, his claims of innocence went ignored. Now he is on a quest to prove his innocence.

EBS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT

EBS World Entertainment, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. http://www.ebsla.com, email: [e-mail]

At Cannes: Richard Cooper (CEO), Wayne Wong (President), Rick Jordan (VP of Production), Josh Plaza (Acquisitions Assistant Manager), Adam Nelson (Acquisitions Assistant)

Office: B18

HEIST

Crime thriller (90 min)

Language: English

Director: Rick Jordan, Richard Cooper

Writer: Rick Jordan, Lee Denny

Producer: Wayne Wong, Richard Cooper, Rick Jordan

Key Cast: Rick Jordan, Erik David, Christian Mendez

Delivery Status: Post Production

Country of Origin: USA

K is an accomplished bank robber. But his world is turned upside down when his brother needs help to pay off a debt to a vicious drug kingpin. Will the heist pay off?

A CONSPIRACY

Thriller (91 min)

Language: English

Director: Rick Jordan

Writer: Matt Jordan

Producer: Wayne Wong, Richard Cooper, Rick Jordan

Key Cast: Rick Jordan, Athena Maria Bitzis, Rob Pralgo, Ray Lloyd

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

Chad Udall is a young attorney on the skids. Things only get worse when he is the only witness to a murder that puts him in the middle of a conspiracy involving a prestigious law firm, the FBI, and his best friend.

BALCANCAN

Dark comedy (89 min)

Director: Darko Mitrevski

Writer: Darko Mitrevski

Producer: Darko Mitrevski

Key Cast: Vlado Jovanoski, Adolfo Margiotta, Branko Djuric

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: Macedonia

A Macedonian military deserter and his Italian blood-brother are searching for a dead grandmother, wrapped up in a stolen carpet, all over the Balkan's criminal underworld.

The Fun Park

Horror (87 min)

Language: English

Director: Rick Walker

Writer: Rick Walker, Jeff Craig, Roisin Crowe

Producer: Randy Colton, Luke Curley, Ramsey Drake, Richard Geren, Bob Hoover

Key Cast: Jillian Murray, Randy Wayne, Jessi Albright

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

Six teens discover that the ghost of "Bobo the Clown" living in an abandoned fun park is more than an urban legend.

The Remnant

Supernatural thriller (100 min)

Language: English

Director: Rick Jordan

Writer: Matt Jordan

Producer: Wayne Wong, Richard Cooper, Rick Jordan

Key Cast: Rick Jordan, Joe Estevez, Jeff Goldman

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

Multiple murders creates havoc in a small town. But when the culprit seems to be a man who died thirty years ago, the police find themselves believing in the impossible and battling the unthinkable.

STAGE FRIGHT

Supernatural thriller (80 min)

Language: English

Director: Rick Jordan

Writer: John Loughlin, Kurtis Rintala

Producer: Wayne Wong, Richard Cooper, Rick Jordan

Key Cast: Omayra Borrero, Rudi Frenner, Rick Jordan, Clive Kennedy, Jessica Landon, Barry McLaughlin, Michaell Parlak, JT Pryor, Craig Saslow

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

A touring acting company finds itself trapped in an old theater. They must fight for survival against an unseen killer who is methodically eliminating them one by one.

THE MOST UNROMANTIC MAN IN THE WORLD

Comedy (81 min)

Language: English

Director: Gratian Dimech, James Heath

Writer: Gratian Dimech, James Heath

Producer: Lee Mason, David Lumby, Nick Heath, Gratian Dimech, James Heath

Key Cast: David Lumby, Yvonne Tansley, James Heath, Chizzy Akudolu, John Evans

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: UK

A world-wide search for The Most Unromantic Man In The World turns up David Lumby, an utterly charmless and insensitive porn addict in London.

BROKEN GLASS

Arthouse (94 min)

Language: English, spanish, german, french

Director: Gustavo Camelot

Writer: Gustavo Camelot

Producer: Gustavo Camelot

Key Cast: Gustavo Camelot, Danielle James, Mariela Santos

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

Through seven bottles of magical wine we follow Valentina, who is torn between her own desires and the wishes of her overbearing parents. But when Valentina catches her boyfriend with another man, her repressed male alter-ego emerges.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH (Deadly End)

Horror (95 min)

Language: English

Director: Graeme Whifler

Writer: Graeme Whifler

Producer: Jeff Kirshbaum, Michael J. Brody

Key Cast: Jack Huston, Pell James, Nick Searcy

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

It seemed like a perfect neighborhood. At least that's what Bob and Wendi Paterson thought before they met their new neighbor Adrien.

YOU ARE ALONE

Drama (84 min)

Language: English

Director: Gorman Bechard

Writer: Gorman Bechard

Producer: Gorman Bechard, Frank Loftus

Key Cast: Jessica Bohl, Richard Brundage

Delivery Status: Completed

Country of Origin: USA

Daphne is a Yale-bound high school senior. She is also a prostitute.

RUIDO

Thriller drama (101 min)

Language: Spanish

Director: César Rodríguez

Writer: César Rodríguez

Producer: César Rodríguez, Ruben Chevres, Carolina Arango

KeyCast: Maria Coral Otero Soto, Rafael Alvarez

Completed: Completed

Country of Origin: USA/Puerto Rico

Teenaged girl Franchi has her world turned upside down when her parents go through an unexpected divorce. To make matters worse, her mom's new boyfriend has moved in with eyes for both mother and daughter.

ECHELON STUDIOS

Echelon Studios, 1725 Victory Blvd., Glendale, CA 91201 USA. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. http://www.echelonstudios.us/ , email: [e-mail]

At Cannes: Sandro Gohoho (Vice President of International Sales), Eric Louzil (President & CEO), Michael Mondini (International Film Consultant), Craig Minor (Vice President of International Sales), Tim Kelly (Vice President of Domestic & International Sales)

Office: Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

MY PINK SHIRT

http://www.mypinkshirt.com/

Drama (75 min)

Language: English

Director: Charles Kassatly

Writer: Charles Kassatly

Co-Production Partners: No One To Blame Productions, Mouska Media

Producer: Charles Kassatly

Key Cast: Peter Bloch-Hansen, Badih Bou Chakra, Milly Crnogorac, Craig Cyr, Giancarlo Brun Del Re, Audrey Demers, Margit Gmainer, Athena Guy, Jennifer Kalinowski, Aida Memisevic,

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada / USA

After her mother contracts the AIDS virus, Regency must learn to survive on her own.

CHRONICLES OF AN EXORCISM

Horror (90 min)

Language: English

Director: Nick G. Miller

Writer: Nick G. Miller, Matthew Ashford, David Michael Ross

Co-Production Partners: NGM Enterprises

Producer: Matthew Ashford, Ray W. Keziah, John Mullis, David Michael Ross

Key Cast: Matthew Ashford, Rob G. Kahn, Nick G. Miller, Heather Harvey, David Michael Ross, Dara Wedel, Ray W. Keziah, Sara Howell

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: USA

Based on what appears to be a true exorcism, and shot documentary style, the story of two amateur filmmakers who, at the request of the Church, document the exorcism of young Tina Miller over a three day period.

MICHTAVIM LE AMERICA (Dear Mr. Waldman)

http://www.dearmrwaldman.com/

Drama (90 min)

Language: Hebrew

Director: Hanan Peled

Writer: Hanan Peled

Co-Production Partners: Israeli Film Fund, Open Doors Films

Producer: Yoav Halevy, Hanan Peled

Key Cast: Rami Heuberger, Jenya Dodina, Ido Port, Roy Mayer, Ela Armoni, Evelyn Kaplun, Doval'e Glickman, Gadi Poor, Esti Svidenski, Eli Gorenstein

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Israel

Hilik chooses to test his father's love to him, while accepting the risk of loosing him.

FUTILE ATTRACTION

http://www.makemarksmovie.com/

Comedy (80 min)

Language: English

Director: Mark Prebble

Writer: Mark Prebble, Benedict Reid

Co-Production Partners: Twilight Productions Ltd.

Producer: Lisa Cook, Natalie Crane, Mark Prebble

Key Cast: Michelle Ang, Danielle Mason, Peter Rutherford, Christopher Brougham, Alistair Browning, Jemaine Clement, Desiree Rose Cheer

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: New Zealand

A film crew are making a Reality TV show about a couple brought together by a dating agency. However, the couple are so incompatible that the crew must manipulate the relationship to get the footage they need.

CRAP SHOOT: THE DOCUMENTARY

Documentary (97 min)

Language: English

Director: Kenneth R. Close

Writer: Kenneth R. Close

Co-Production Partners: K.C. Films, Low Fidelity Productions

Producer: Kenneth R. Close

Key Cast: Kenneth R. Close, James E. Horton, Joey Medina, Amaris Dupree, Rhoda Jordan, Jason Childress, Michael Close, Michael Condro, Brian J. Murphy, Michael Hauge

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA

When a scientist and his narrator visit L.A. to research Hollywood filmmaking, their engrossing documentary about movies becomes an outlandish movie about documentaries

POOL PARTY

http://www.poolparty-themovie.com/

Comedy (92 min)

Language: English

Director: Timothy M. Snell

Writer: Timothy M. Snell, Justin T. Bowler, Michael DiGaudio, Jonathan Gunning

Co-Production Partners: Farmview Films, Circe's World Films

Producer: Justin T. Bowler, Timothy M. Snell, Patricia Steffy

Key Cast: Justin T. Bowler, Sarah Horvath, Kenzo Lee, Meredith Giangrande, Rebecca Morris, Ryan Ewing, David Lawrence, Mikki Padilla, Dave Secor, Michael Hampton

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA

It's your standard guy-fails-bar-exam-loses-girlfriend-works-for-a-lunatic-and-is-stalked-by-a-monkey-clown story .with a twist.

POint of Fear

http://www.pointoffear.com/

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller (96 min)

Language: English

Director: Brooks Benjamin

Writer: Brooks Benjamin

Co-Production Partners: Lycan Entertainment

Producer: Brooks Benjamin

Key Cast: Austin Musick, Jason Benjamin, Casey Payne, Linds Edwards, Erica Bundy, Steve Miller, Tina Jenkins, Zachary Redden, Kelle Miller, Roger Caldwell

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA

When Mark, Parker, Melissa, and Karen decide to go camping in the small town of Pleasant Point, they find the town has much to offer. including a string of brutal murders.

Wait Up Harriet

http://www.waitupharriet.com/about/

Drama (86 min)

Language: English

Director: Angus Benfield, Hanna Eichler

Writer: Hanna Eichler

Co-Production Partners: Limelight Motion Picture Company

Producer: Nick Hitchins, Jonathan Warner

Key Cast: Angus Benfield, Melanie Cannan, Javier Jarquin, Lynda Milligan, Mitch Potts, Nick Prince, Ashleigh Southam, Jonathan Steel, Roni Taylor

Delivery Status: Completed

Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA / New Zealand

When fire fighter Jack loses his beautiful wife, Harriet, he feels there is nothing worth living for. That is until his wife's friend and 'spiritual mentor', Marty, pays him a visit and they strike up an unusual friendship.